Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, is featured on the obverse (heads side) of the United States dime.
This design, known as the Roosevelt Dime, was introduced in 1946, shortly after his death in 1945. The choice to honor him on the dime was partly due to his strong support for the March of Dimes, an organization dedicated to fighting polio, a disease Roosevelt himself had contracted.
What coin is Theodore Roosevelt on?
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential $1 Coin honors the 26th President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City in 1858. He was lieutenant colonel of the Rough Riders Regiment during the Spanish-American War and was elected governor of New York in 1898.
What coin has Roosevelt on it?
The Roosevelt dime is the current dime, or ten-cent piece, of the United States. Struck by the United States Mint continuously since 1946, it displays President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the obverse and was authorized soon after his death in 1945.
Is Roosevelt on any currency?
I can help with that. The process begun in 1909 was complete in 1964, when American Presidents were featured on every regular issue circulating coin; Abraham Lincoln on the cent, Thomas Jefferson on the nickel, Franklin Roosevelt on the dime, George Washington on the quarter-dollar and John F. Kennedy on the half-dollar.
What is the 2013 Theodore Roosevelt coin?
This 2013 Theodore Roosevelt Presidential $1 Coin minted at the United States Mint at Denver that have never been placed into circulation. These coins’ designs display large, dramatic artwork and edge-incused inscriptions of the year, E PLURIBUS UNUM and the mint mark.